Sankaranarayanan, SBama, PDeccaraman, MVijayalakshimi, MMurugesan, KKalaichelvan, P TArumugam, P2009-05-282009-05-282008-12-28Sankaranarayanan S, Bama P, Deccaraman M, Vijayalakshimi M, Murugesan K, Kalaichelvan PT, Arumugam P. Isolation and characterization of bioactive and antibacterial compound from Helianthus annuus linn. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 2008 Dec; 46(12): 831-5http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/58709A bioactive compound with antibacterial activity was isolated and purified from the extract of leaves of sunflower, Helianthus annuus. The bioactive compound was characterized using 1H and 13C NMR. The compound induced auxin, gibberellins and cytokinin in Oryza sativa and Phaseolus mungo. It also showed activity against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae.engJournal Article